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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the Mexican volcano. View graphics of Popocatepetl and learn about the eruption process.
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CNN

Cnn: Ring of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists say that the Ring of Fire is coming back to life. Discover which volcano might be next to erupt.
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CNN

Cnn: Japan Fearful of Re Energized "Ring of Fire"

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing Japan's reactions to the Ring of Fire heating up again. 10/1995
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pacific Ring of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on the location of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Map included.
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Other

Volcano Live: Krakatau Volcano the Eruption of 1883

For Students 9th - 10th
The sequence of events that occurred during the time leading up to the eruption of the Krakatau Volcano. Also lists details of the aftermath of the eruption.
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Other

The Wonders of Eurasia on Kamchatka

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Kamchatka, a peninsula comparable in size to Japan, is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering and Okhotskoe Seas." This site provides good geographical information about Eurasia with clickable links for maps and more related pages.
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Other

The Geography Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The Geography Site offers many links for your geography research. Links offered are to physical geography, human geography, environment, online lessons, and much more.
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Other

Monroe County Women's Disability Network: Volcano

For Students 3rd - 6th
Answers basic questions about volcanoes, such as what they are, how they are classified, and how they work. Includes a short quiz to demonstrate understanding. (The quiz may not work in the main URL link.)
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Other

Popocatepetl

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information on the volcano Popocatepetl. Also includes brief information on the two eruptions in 1997 and 1998.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Suzy's World and Suzy Cato, you can find out what the earth is made of and try an experiment.
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Other

List of Acitve Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
A table of active volcanoes in the world. The table states the name of the volcano, the number of eruptions, the date of the last eruption, and its location.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Volcano Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to understand how volcanoes work.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Volcanoes: Lesson 4

For Students 4th - 8th
This lesson will provide models or diagrams that explain how volcanic eruptions occur, and discuss their impact on living things. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Volcanoes."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Volcanoes: Lesson 5

For Students 4th - 8th
This lesson will provide models or diagrams that explain how volcanic eruptions occur, and discuss their impact on living things. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Volcanoes."
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Plate Tectonics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
The internal and external processes of Earth are related through the movement of Earth's plates, called Plate Tectonics. Find out how much you know about Plate Tectonics by taking this quiz.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plate Tectonics Intro

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will take several class periods. This lesson begins to look at how the different landforms are created. There will be two follow up lessons - one on volcanoes and one on mountains.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plate Tectonics Volcano

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will take several class periods. This lesson begins to look at how volcanoes are created.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rock and Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The parts of the earth, classifying minerals, and layers of rock are described in this flipchart.
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Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technical University: Volcanoes Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of useful links about volcanoes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Types of Rock

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, review different forms of rock. See examples of each and review vocabulary terms.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Volcanoes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are given a brief description of a volcano and asked to identify the parts of the volcano.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Quezaltenango

For Students 9th - 10th
Online cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Quezaltenango, the second largest city of Guatemala. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.
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Other

University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Ring of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
A report on the ring of fire. You can click on the graphic to see a map of the ring of fire.